A survey, conducted by PERC research shows that the term "Grill Master" is rapidly becoming more along the lines of "Grill Mistress."With 34 million women using the grill a “couple of times a week” during the grilling season – and another 3.4 million cooking on it every day – this outdoor appliance can no longer be considered a male domain. These estimates, based on the results of a new survey from the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), support the finding that more women than ever are involved in the grilling process – from purchase to cooking to cleaning. Compared to when they were growing up, women today are much more likely to be the primary griller in their household (37 percent) than were their mothers (23 percent).

Nearly 40 percent of women say they are grilling more often today than in the past few years and 37 percent – nearly 21 million women – report doing more grill cooking than their significant other. During the grilling season, women beat men to the grill in their cooking frequency, saying that they tend to use it for meals at least a couple times a week (66 percent vs. 57 percent).

Of the 15 million grills sold in 2005, women were the primary decision makers in 22% of the purchases. Only 25% of women said they felt intimidated by the grill and 31% of women said they didn’t know enough about the grill, but that said, only 44%(less than half of respondents) said their spouses could do a better job.

This means women are not only making strides in the workplace, but also at the grill! I'll have a steak with a side of estrogen, please!